ARCHAEOLOGISTS have found the exact spot where Julius Caesar died – next to a bus stop in Rome.

At the time, 44BC, it was at the bottom of steps in an area of the Senate known as the Curia of Pompeii.

Now it is next to a well-used tourist bus and tram stop in the centre of Rome known as Torre Argentina, visited by millions because of a vast archaeological dig taking place there.

Spanish researchers believe they have pinpointed where Caesar fell after matching finds at the dig to well-documented historical evidence.

Antonio Monterroso, of the Spanish Research Council, said: “This finding confirms that the general was stabbed right at the bottom of the Curia of Pompeii while he was presiding over a meeting of the Senate.

“We know this because there is a structure that seals the place where Caesar must have been seated.”

This finding confirms that the general was stabbed right at the bottom of the Curia of Pompeii while he was presiding over a meeting of the Senate

Antonio Monterroso of the Spanish Research Counci

Caesar, whose heir Octavian became the first Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar, was stabbed by a rebellious group of advisers including Brutus on the Ides of March – the 15th.

In the Shakespeare play, Caesar’s last words were “Et tu Brute”. Many remember Kenneth Williams as Caesar in Carry On Cleo saying: “Infamy, infamy, they’ve all got it infamy.”